The '''tiger''' is the most difficult of the [[four-dimensional torii]] to understand. It was so named because ''tora'', the prefix used for toratopes based on the word ''[[torus]]'', happens to be the Japanese word for tiger, and the name aptly represents that it is a beast to understand. Like its open counterpart, the [[duocylinder]], it has no 3D analog. In 4D, it is possible to have a chain of interlocked tigers which will not come apart, similar to a 3D chain of torii.

== Equations ==

== Equations ==

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*All points (''x'', ''y'', ''z'', ''w'') that lie on the [[surcell]] of a tiger will satisfy the following equation:

*All points (''x'', ''y'', ''z'', ''w'') that lie on the [[surcell]] of a tiger will satisfy the following equation:

<blockquote>For realms parallel to one of the axes, they are formed by rotating Cassini ovals around a line parallel with their major axis, and not intersecting the ovals. </blockquote>

<blockquote>For realms parallel to one of the axes, they are formed by rotating Cassini ovals around a line parallel with their major axis, and not intersecting the ovals. </blockquote>

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== Construction ==

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The tiger could be constructed from a duocylinder similarly to how the torus could be constructed from a cylinder:

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''Diagram created by [[Keiji]], adapted from [http://teamikaria.com/hddb/forum/download/file.php?id=63 a sketch] from [[Secret]] in [http://teamikaria.com/hddb/forum/viewtopic.php?p=19287#p19287 this forum post].''

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== Holes ==

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The tiger has one hole, through which a plane can be inserted in two perpendicular orientations, e.g. ''xy'' and ''zw''.

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This diagram should help in understanding how the tiger works. In each, a long, thin cubinder is being inserted into the tiger. In the top row, the cubinder is oriented in the ''xy'' plane. In the bottom row, it's oriented in the ''zw'' plane. The tiger is in the same position in all four projections. The red-blue gradiented lines do not appear in the cross-section, but are parts of the tiger which are located in the fourth dimension.

Latest revision as of 20:45, 11 February 2014

The tiger is the most difficult of the four-dimensional torii to understand. It was so named because tora, the prefix used for toratopes based on the word torus, happens to be the Japanese word for tiger, and the name aptly represents that it is a beast to understand. Like its open counterpart, the duocylinder, it has no 3D analog. In 4D, it is possible to have a chain of interlocked tigers which will not come apart, similar to a 3D chain of torii.

Equations

Variables:

a ⇒ major radius of the tiger in the xy planeb ⇒ major radius of the tiger in the zw planer ⇒ minor radius of the tiger

All points (x, y, z, w) that lie on the surcell of a tiger will satisfy the following equation:

For realms parallel to one of the axes, they are formed by rotating Cassini ovals around a line parallel with their major axis, and not intersecting the ovals.

Construction

The tiger could be constructed from a duocylinder similarly to how the torus could be constructed from a cylinder:
Diagram created by Keiji, adapted from a sketch from Secret in this forum post.

Holes

The tiger has one hole, through which a plane can be inserted in two perpendicular orientations, e.g. xy and zw.

This diagram should help in understanding how the tiger works. In each, a long, thin cubinder is being inserted into the tiger. In the top row, the cubinder is oriented in the xy plane. In the bottom row, it's oriented in the zw plane. The tiger is in the same position in all four projections. The red-blue gradiented lines do not appear in the cross-section, but are parts of the tiger which are located in the fourth dimension.